OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

sabɛ¹²¹mta²¹

(1) n. chest; breast (upper part of front side of body trunk).

(2) post. in front of; ahead.

gata³ do bu³k sabɛ¹²¹mtathe bowl is lying in front of the book

gata³ do ksi³ŋbɛ¹²¹mtathe bowl is lying in front of me

mi³ŋgu³ ta si³ŋbɛ¹²¹mta²¹next week

Grammatical note: (inal. si³ŋbɛ¹²¹mta²¹, si³mbɛ¹²¹mta²¹, si³nbɛ²¹mta²¹)